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Mar. 2, 2015 — A higher intake by postmenopausal women of the natural antioxidant lycopene, found in foods like tomatoes, watermelon and papaya, may lower the risk of renal cell carcinoma, a type of kidney cancer, ... full story

Feb. 24, 2015 — Two widely used targeted therapy drugs— approved by the FDA for use in metastatic kidney cancer —are no more effective than a placebo in preventing return of the disease to increase life spans of ... full story

Feb. 23, 2015 — An estimated 26 million people in the United States have chronic kidney disease, which can lead to complete kidney failure. Once the kidneys fail, patients either need to undergo dialysis treatments ... full story

Feb. 19, 2015 — In a study of patients with pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease, most patients reported chronic pain, researchers report. More severe pain was linked with both proper and improper use of pain ... full story

Feb. 12, 2015 — An enzyme called heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) affects immune cells as they travel through the body in response to kidney injury, research shows. In mice, the absence of HO-1 leads to poor recovery after ... full story

Feb. 12, 2015 — Among patients with chronic kidney disease, patients who consumed high acid diets were 3-times more likely to develop kidney failure than patients who consumed low acid diets, research concludes. Low ... full story

Feb. 11, 2015 — Physicians have successfully suctioned a cancerous tumor from a major vein in a patient with metastatic kidney cancer, clearing the way for him to undergo a minimally-invasive kidney removal. This ... full story

Feb. 5, 2015 — A simple test performed with the FDA-approved medication furosemide, along with a measurement of urine output, can predict which patients with acute kidney injury will later require dialysis. The ... full story

Feb. 2, 2015 — Sugarcane workers in northwestern Nicaragua experienced a decline in kidney function during the harvest, with field workers at greatest risk, suggesting that heat stress or other occupational factors ... full story

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Which Healing Foods Prevent Urinary System Infections?

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Mar. 2, 2015 — A higher intake by postmenopausal women of the natural antioxidant lycopene, found in foods like tomatoes, watermelon and papaya, may lower the risk of renal cell carcinoma, a type of kidney cancer, ... full story

Feb. 25, 2015 — Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a serious condition that can lead to dialysis and even death in hospitalized patients. To prevent these adverse outcomes, some hospital systems have proposed using ... full story

Feb. 24, 2015 — Findings from a federally funded study suggest that patients with locally advanced kidney cancer should not be treated with either adjuvant (post-surgery) sorafenib or sunitinib. The average period ... full story

Feb. 24, 2015 — Two widely used targeted therapy drugs— approved by the FDA for use in metastatic kidney cancer —are no more effective than a placebo in preventing return of the disease to increase life spans of ... full story

Feb. 23, 2015 — An estimated 26 million people in the United States have chronic kidney disease, which can lead to complete kidney failure. Once the kidneys fail, patients either need to undergo dialysis treatments ... full story

Feb. 19, 2015 — In a study of patients with pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease, most patients reported chronic pain, researchers report. More severe pain was linked with both proper and improper use of pain ... full story

Feb. 19, 2015 — In VA medical centers, patients started dialysis progressively earlier in the course of their kidney disease in more recent years. There were no measurable differences in how sick patients were at ... full story

Feb. 13, 2015 — A new mobile device allows bladder and kidney cancer to be detected at an early stage. Thanks to this method, it is possible to read from DNA cells whether their carrier has bladder or kidney ... full story

Feb. 12, 2015 — An enzyme called heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) affects immune cells as they travel through the body in response to kidney injury, research shows. In mice, the absence of HO-1 leads to poor recovery after ... full story

Feb. 12, 2015 — Among patients with chronic kidney disease, patients who consumed high acid diets were 3-times more likely to develop kidney failure than patients who consumed low acid diets, research concludes. Low ... full story

Feb. 11, 2015 — Physicians have successfully suctioned a cancerous tumor from a major vein in a patient with metastatic kidney cancer, clearing the way for him to undergo a minimally-invasive kidney removal. This ... full story

Feb. 10, 2015 — The field of nonlinear acoustics is currently receiving a lot of attention, thanks to applications focused on the improvement of ultrasonic cleaning, ultrasonic welding, sonochemistry, or ... full story

Feb. 5, 2015 — A simple test performed with the FDA-approved medication furosemide, along with a measurement of urine output, can predict which patients with acute kidney injury will later require dialysis. The ... full story

Feb. 2, 2015 — Sugarcane workers in northwestern Nicaragua experienced a decline in kidney function during the harvest, with field workers at greatest risk, suggesting that heat stress or other occupational factors ... full story

Feb. 2, 2015 — Pregnancy outcomes appear to be similar for women who undergo kidney transplants as children or adults, according to an article. Previous studies have reported pregnancy outcomes for women with ... full story

Jan. 29, 2015 — People who develop recurrent kidney stones have more calcification in their arteries, which could explain their increased risk for heart disease, researchers say. Kidney stone formers also have less ... full story

Jan. 29, 2015 — Salt intake accelerated kidney scarring in rats with chronic kidney disease by activating a brain-kidney connection called the renin-angiotensin axis that interlinks the damaged kidney and brain by ... full story

Jan. 29, 2015 — For the first time, researchers have linked trimethylamine N-oxide -- a gut metabolite formed during the digestion of egg-, red meat- or dairy-derived nutrients choline and carnitine -- to chronic ... full story

Jan. 28, 2015 — A new way to identify the most malignant tumors in children has been identified by researchers. The method involves studying genetic ‘micro-variation’, rather than the presence of individual ... full story

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